Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-12-22
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT &C
COMMODATIONA ON SNAKH
RIVER.

RIVER.
A gentleman who is we'll advised as to
the facilities for transportation Of pas
eengers and freight on the Snake river,
handed to us the following tia: we
comment npon the facts as we thought
they mcrited "Boa,s now leave Lew
iston on Mondays and Fridays at six
o'clock a. m. First day get to Riparia
second day get to Walla Walla, about
fifty miles from Riparia; third day ar
rive in Portland. The east bound travel
meets with the same fate coming to
Lewiston. That makes it very reason
able that travelling public will vel
come any competing line that will be
likely to give them better connections
with the surrounding world. The o. r.
h N.,nre getting trade from Snake river,
that am ouuts to. nearly half million
dollars aud are not willing to give
decent way to get to and from the place"
We have so long been accustomed to
Inconvenience in travelling, between
Lewiston and the lower country, that
any change that relieves us Is always
welcome. providing that we can know
twelve or twenty four hours in advance
Of the change. Generally we are sur
prised when it is too late, that the boat
is gone or is to 60 at different hour
than what was expected, SO that passen--
gers cannot form a correct conclusion in
regard to the time of starting, but must
always be in readiness to 90 on board
when the whistle blows. 1t often hap
pens that passengers from Camas Prairie
and other localities beyond Lewiston
learn that the boat is to leave on a Ger.
tain day and at a certain hour in the
day and come to town only to find that
the boat has gone at an earlier time and
they are left over till another trip, at an
extra expense of several dollars more
than their passenger money. The same
often happens about return trips: WbeesS
in Walla Walla.ss Portland ono must
rdsB the telegraph o. telephone often in
order to learn definitely when he can
come through to Lewiston. This is one
reason why the stage is used SO much in
preference to steamboat, not that they
prefer the stage to the boat, but because
they can depend on the time of starting
and arriving. With as much business
rs three steamers have to do on Snake
river above Riparia it would seem that
schedule Of time might be arranged fol
one to take passengers on fixed days ant
even hours Of starting. boats hay,
navigated the Snake as far as Lewiston
twenty-six or twenty seven years and tn
time Of departure and arIiva! are a
much varied now as they ever were
We think little competition between
lines would make matters somewha
different. We all see the Importance o
steady and uniform schedule of time
that can be depended upon by the publ
from one month to another, and that
be 80 advertised that the public Cal
know it aud regulate their travel t
correspond. again the growing impor
lance Of the traffic on Snake river dc
mands better facilities and more speed
means Of moving the large amount O
freight that offers. The grain that ha
accumulated along Snake river, betwee
Asotin and Rparia, is now sufficient,
is estimated, to keep employed all tn
steamboats, Of the company till mex
harvest to remove it. 1t was though
that the railroads back from the rive
nerth and south would releave the pre-,
sure greatly. But the warehouses or
all full and thousands of tons are lyn
on the banks of tho river, as reported t
US. The COMPANY foreibly feel the nee
Of railroad along the margin of tn
river, and We are told that Eneiuee
Kennedy claims to have taken posscssio
Of the right Of way from Lewiston dow
Snake river. The chances are if an
other company are ready to build befor
the 0. RS n, there will be a struge1
for this right of way 1t matters yer
little to the public who has the right c
way so long as it is being used for tn
construction of railroad. But q
company at this day can long hold
right of way along the Snake aud d
nothing towards building railroad.
New York, Dec. l6.-A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: Their